Australia vs Singapore: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$

Australia
1,216 millions
in 2017
Singapore
1,127 millions
in 2018
Australia rank
6th
Singapore rank
7th

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ over time

  • Australia
  • Singapore
5007501.0k1.2k1.5k199520062018

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1,216 millions against 1,127 millions in Singapore, a difference of 89 millions.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Singapore ahead.

Australia ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 7th of 91 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 719.71 millions 715.71 millions 4 millions Australia
2010s 1,013 millions 1,056 millions 42.25 millions Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, ppp$, Australia or Singapore?
Australia, at 1,216 millions against 1,127 millions in Singapore as of 2017.
What is the difference in government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, ppp$ between Australia and Singapore?
89 millions, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Singapore?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2017.
How do Australia and Singapore rank globally for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, ppp$?
Australia ranks 6th and Singapore ranks 7th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ (millions). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Australia vs Singapore: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 28 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-ppp-millions/australia/singapore/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/government-expenditure-on-post-secondary-non-tertiary-education-ppp-millions/australia/singapore/">Australia vs Singapore: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education, PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,059 data points, 1995–2019
Last refreshed

Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education (current, capital, and transfers), in millions PPP$ (at purchasing power parity), in nominal value. It includes expenditure funded by transfers from international sources to government. Total government expenditure for a given level of education (e.g. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) in national currency is converted to PPP$. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/